Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis in children: An analysis and discussion of MRI findings

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-80

  Alper, Gulay ^a   Petropoulou, Kalliopi A ^a   Fitz, Charles R ^a   Kim, Yeonhee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

acute transverse myelitis; demyelinating disease; MRI; pediatric onset multiple sclerosis; spinal cord inflammation

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC ACUTE TRANSVERSE MYELITIS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRA; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 78650984907     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510381393     Document Type: Article

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